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- [S927] Obituary.
Leona Ressler, 84, Mandan, died April 3, 2012, at Medcenter One, Bismarck. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 9, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mandan, with the Rev. Shane Campbell as celebrant. Burial will be at Mandan Union Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Weigel Funeral Home, Mandan, with a parish rosary/vigil at 3 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church one hour prior to the service on Monday.
Leona was born Sept. 30, 1927, to Adam and Minnie (Erhardt) Kuntz in Solen. She learned early what rural life in North Dakota was about. She was one of 15 children raised on a farm, which included hard work and learning to prepare many meals. After her marriage to Mathias Ressler on Oct. 26, 1953, in Mandan, they moved to California, where they lived for many years. On June 27, 1979, Mathias died at an early age. She returned to North Dakota shortly thereafter to be closer to family.
Socially, Leona was very outgoing, she loved family gatherings, dancing the polka and having mastered the German recipes — her favorite of everybody was her German chocolate cake. She continued to enjoy traveling to California and made regular trips to the casino to try her luck. Family was central in her life and the precious memories they have of Leona will be cherished.
Leona will be deeply missed by her daughters, Arlene (Lee) Frohlich, Mandan, and Annette Hempstead, Bismarck; her sons, Allen, Vallejo, Calif., and Dennis and Dale, both of Mandan; her grandchildren, Laura Wright, Adam, Matthew and Allen Ressler, Bryan and Ashly Hempstead and Katherine Frohlich; her great-grandchildren, Allen, Alyssa, Lyseaunna, Caleb and Abeegale; her step-grandchildren, Jeanette and Kelly Whipple; her step-great-grandchildren, Joseph, Blake, T.J. and Katelin; her sisters, Ann Schwartz, San Pablo, Calif., Dalores Schwartz, Elsobrante, Calif., and Agnes Sneed, Delenor Schwartz, Evonne (Eugene) Fleck and Fred Jahraus, all of Mandan; her sisters-in-laws, Ann Kuntz, Mandan, Betty Kuntz, Nopa, Calif., Lillian Kuntz and Katie Kuntz, both of Stockton, Calif., Angie Gratz, Agatha Schumacher and Mary Sandland; and her brother-in-law, Ted (Carolyn) Ressler.
Leona was preceded in death by her parents; one great-grandchild, Adam Lee Ressler; one step-great-grandchild, KellyRae Whipple Jr.; her sisters, Diana Jahraus and Shirley Gangl; her brothers, Liberatus, Joe, Ralph, George, Herman, Phillip and Bill; her brothers-in-law, Harvey Gangl, John, Fred and Ed Schwartz, Joe Gratz, Alvin Schumacher and John Ressler; and her sisters-in-law, Alice and Florentine Kuntz and Ann Ressler.
Go to www.weigelfuneral.com to sign the online guest book and view flower and tribute photos.
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, d. 26 Jan 1952, Saint Anthony, Morton County, North Dakota, USA